NZS BIO PRAWNIIC.HAW: Importing Freshwater Prawns from Hawaii (Updated 7 March 2007)

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IMPORT HEALTH STANDARD FOR FRESHWATER

PRAWNS FROM HAWAH

Issued pursuant to Section 22 of the Biosecurity Act 1993
Dated: 7 March 2007

USER GUIDE

The information in MAF animal and animal product import health standards is presented in
numerically ordered sections with descriptive titles. Sections are grouped into one of four
parts, designated alphabetically.

Part A. GENERAL INFORMATION contains sections of general interest, including those
relating to the legal basis for MAF import health standards and the general responsibilities of
every importer of animals and animal products.

Part B. IMPORTATION PROCEDURE contains sections that outline the requirements to be
met prior to and during importation, such as those relating to the permit to import, eligibility,
transport and the documentation accompanying the consignment.

Part C. CLEARANCE PROCEDURE contains sections describing the requirements to be met
at the New Zealand border and, if necessary, in a transitional facility in New Zealand prior to
any consignment being given biosecurity clearance.

Part D. ZOOSANITARY CERTIFICATION contains model health certification which must
be completed by the appropriate personnel as indicated in the certification and accompany the
consignment to New Zealand.

PART A. GENERAL INFORMATION
1 IMPORT HEALTH STANDARD

1.1 Pursuant to section 22 of the Biosecurity Act 1993, this document is the import health
standard for the importation of freshwater prawns into New Zealand from Hawaii.

1.2 This import health standard may be reviewed, amended or revoked if there are
changes in New Zealand's import policy or the animal health status of the originating
country, or for any other lawful reason, at the discretion of the Biosecurity Standards
Group Manager.

1.3 Obtaining biosecurity clearance for each consignment of imported freshwater prawns
from Hawaii is dependent upon the consignment meeting all the requirements of this
Import Health Standard.

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2 IMPORTER'S RESPONSIBILITIES

2. 1 The costs of MAF in performing functions relating to the importation of freshwater
prawns from Hawaii shall be recovered in accordance with the Biosecurity Act and
any regulations made under that Act.

2.2 All costs involved with documentation, transport, storage and obtaining a biosecurity
direction and/or biosecurity clearance shall be borne by the importer or agent.

2.3 The importer must give the New Zealand Official Veterinarian at the port of arrival, at
least 7 days notice of the expected time of arrival and flight number.

2.4 The importer or agent must make all arrangements for transport of the freshwater
prawns to and within New Zealand. If the planned route is not directly from Hawaii to
the port of entry into New Zealand, the importer must obtain the necessary transit
authorities from any third countries on the transport route.

2.5 It is the importer or agent's responsibility to ensure that they are compliant with the
current version of the relevant import health standard at the time of importation into
New Zealand. Current versions of import health standards are available online at
http://www.biosecuritv.govt.nz/commercial-imports/import-health-standards/search

3 EQUIVALENCE

The import health standard has been agreed as being suitable for trade between the exporting
and the importing countries. It is expected that the freshwater prawns will meet the conditions
in every respect.

Occasionally it is found that, due to circumstances beyond the control of the importer or
exporter, a consignment does not comply completely with this import health standard. In
such cases, an application for equivalence may be considered and may be issued at the
discretion of the Biosecurity Standards Group Manager, but only if the following information
is forwarded by the certifying government's veterinary authority:

• which clause/s of the import health standard cannot be met and how this has occurred;

• the reason the consignment is considered to be of an "equivalent health" status and/or
what proposal is made to return the consignment to an equivalent health status as set out
in this standard; and

• the reasons why the veterinary authority of the country of origin believe this proposal
should be acceptable to the Biosecurity Standards Group Manager and their
recommendation for its acceptance.

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4 DEFINITION OF TERMS

Aquatic Manual

The World Organisation for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties) Manual of
Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animah

Biosecurity clearance

A clearance under section 26 of the Biosecurity Act (1993) for the entry of goods into New
Zealand. (Explanatory Note: Goods given a Biosecurity Clearance by an Inspector are
released to the importer without restriction)

Biosecurity Direction

Written authority from an inspector, given under section 25 of the Biosecurity Act (1993), to
move uncleared goods from a transitional facility or biosecurity control area to another
transitional facility, containment facility or biosecurity control area, or to re-export those
goods from New Zealand

Certifying official

A person authorised by the Veterinary Authority of the exporting country to sign international
veterinary certificates.

Inspector

Means a person who is appointed an inspector under section 103 of the Biosecurity Act
(1993).

Official Veterinarian

A veterinarian of an exporting country's Veterinary Authority who is authorised according to
official procedures to sign international veterinary certificates.

Supervisor

As defined in the MAE Standard 154.02.06: Transitional Eacilities for Ornamental Eish and
Marine Invertebrates

Transitional facility

Means (a) any place approved as a transitional facility in accordance with section 39 of the
Biosecurity Act (1993) for the purpose of inspection, testing, storage, treatment, holding or
destruction of uncleared goods; or (b) a part of a port declared to be a transitional facility in
accordance with section 39 of the Biosecurity Act (1993).

Veterinary Authority

Means the governmental Veterinary Service that has authority for implementing, supervising
and auditing the animal health measures and international veterinary certification processes
recommended by the Aquatic Code.

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PART B. IMPORTATION PROCEDURE

5 PERMIT TO IMPORT

5.1 A permit to import is mandatory to import freshwater prawns into New Zealand from
Hawaii.

5.2 An application for a permit to import can be obtained from:

Animal Imports Team, Pre-Clearance Directorate, Biosecurity New Zealand, Ministry
of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526, Wellington

Email: imports @maf.govt.nz or fax: +64 4 894 0662

5.3 The permit to import will be issued for a single consignment.

6 ELIGIBILITY

6. 1 Eligibility for importation under this import health standard is confined to live adult
freshwater prawn species Macrobrachium rosenbergii, sourced from Hawaii, for use
as broodstock.

7 PRE -EXPORT ISOLATION

7.1 The freshwater prawns must be held in a pre-export isolation tanks for at least 28 days
prior to the scheduled date of export.

7.2 During this pre-export isolation period the prawns must be continuously held in water
that has been subjected to a water quality system of temperature control, filtration and
treatment as specified in the Zoosanitary Certificate.

7.3 At the start of the pre-export isolation a sample of 150 prawns from the host
population must be subject to testing as specified in the Zoosanitary Certificate.

7.4 All prawns that die during this pre-export isolation period must be subject to testing
for white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus
(MrNV) and extra small virus (XSV), with negative results, as specified in the
Zoosanitary Certificate.

7.5 All testing must be conducted at a laboratory approved by the USDA to conduct
export testing.

8 DOCUMENTATION ACCOMPANYING THE CONSIGNMENT

8.1 Each consignment must be accompanied by the following documentation:

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8.1.1 A permit to import

8.1.2 Zoosanitary Certificate with attached original or certified copies of the
specified laboratory test results.

8.2 It is the importer's responsibility to ensure that any documentation presented in
accordance with the requirements of this import health standard is original (unless
otherwise specified) and clearly legible. Failure to do so may result in delays in
obtaining biosecurity direction.

8.3 The certifying official of the exporting country must sign, date and stamp the
veterinary certificate and any documents that form part of the extended certificate
using a different colour ink to that of the printing of the Zoosanitary Certificate.

PART C. CLEARANCE PROCEDURE

9 BIOSECURITY DIRECTION

9. 1 Providing the consignment is accompanied by a permit to import and zoosanitary
certification, the consignment may, subject to sections 27 and 28 of the Biosecurity
Act 1993, be given a biosecurity direction pursuant to section 25 of the Biosecurity
Act 1993, and be directed to the transitional facility named in the permit to import.

10 TRANSITIONAL FACILITY

10. 1 The freshwater prawns must be held in a transitional facility complying with the MAF
Standard 154.02.06: Transitional Facilities for Ornamental Fish and Marine
Invertebrates http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/border/transitional-
facilities/animals/1 54-02-06.htm

10.2 All wastewater must be treated according to the MAF Standard 154.02.06:
Transitional Facilities for Ornamental Fish and Marine Invertebrates.

10.3 The following conditions listed in this import health standard are required in addition
to those in the MAF Standard 154.02.06: Transitional Facilities for Ornamental Fish
and Marine Invertebrates:

10.3. 1 During the post-arrival quarantine period, no duties of the Supervisor of the
transitional facility shall be assigned to an Inspector.

10.3.2 The Supervisor shall make regular visits for each consignment of freshwater
prawns. These are:

(i) on arrival

(ii) each time a batch of larvae is sent for testing

(iii) at the end of the quarantine period.

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10.4 Any freshwater prawn broodstock that are found dead on arrival at the transitional
facility and any dead or moribund prawns that are detected during the quarantine
period must as soon as is practicable be sent to the Biosecurity New Zealand
Investigation and Diagnostic Centre (IDC) for a thorough virological, bacteriological
and histopathological examination. IDC must be contacted for instructions on how to
prepare specimens for the required examinations.

10.5 The freshwater prawn broodstock and batches of larvae must not be permitted to leave
the transitional facility until they are given biosecurity clearance.

10.6 All freshwater prawn broodstock and batches of larvae may only be given biosecurity
clearance when all of the following requirements have been met:

(i) the broodstock have been quarantined for at least 12 months;

(ii) at least three batches of larvae have been spawned from imported and/or
domestic origin broodstock;

(iii) at least 150 larvae from each of three batches have been subject to the nested
PCR test for White spot syndrome virus (WSSV), as recommended in the
Aquatic Manual at IDC, with negative results.

10.7 When domestic origin broodstock share the same water as the imported broodstock in
the transitional facility, the domestic origin broodstock and any associated larvae will
be assumed to have the same health status as the imported broodstock, and cannot
leave the transitional facility until they are given biosecurity clearance.

10.8 If testing of any of the samples is positive for exotic disease, all prawns in the
consignment will be rejected and will not be eligible for biosecurity clearance. No
compensation will be paid for freshwater prawns slaughtered as a result of testing for
disease or for diagnosis.

11 BIOSECURITY CLEARANCE

11.1 On satisfactory completion of the post-arrival quarantine conditions stated in Section
10: Transitional Facility, and the MAF Standard 154.02.06: Transitional Facilities for
Ornamental Fish and Marine Invertebrates, the Supervisor may subject to sections 27
and 28 of the Biosecurity Act 1993, issue a biosecurity clearance pursuant to section
26 of the Biosecurity Act 1993.

PART D. ZOOSANITARY CERTIFICATE
12 NEGOTIATED EXPORT CERTIFICATION

The following model Zoosanitary Certificate contains the information required by MAF
Biosecurity New Zealand to accompany imports of freshwater prawns to New Zealand from
Hawaii:

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MODEL ZOOSANITARY CERTIFICATION

Commodity:
Species:

Destination country:
Exporting Country:
Competent Authority:
Import Permit Number:

FRESHWATER PRAWNS

MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII

NEW ZEALAND

USA

I

IDENTIFICATION

Identification of container

Number of freshwater prawns per container

Age of freshwater prawns (years):

Total number of freshwater prawns in consignment:

II ORIGIN OF FRESHWATER PRAWNS

Name and address of aquaculture establishment in which the prawns were reared:

Name and address of pre-export isolation establishment (if different to aquaculture
establishment named above):

III DESTINATION OF FRESHWATER PRAWNS

Name and address of consignee:

Means of transport:

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IV: SANITARY INFORMATION

VETERINARY CERTIFICATE

I, being an Official Veterinarian or Certifying Official

authorised by the United States of America, certify after due enquiry, with respect to the
freshwater prawns identified in this Zoosanitary Certificate that:

1. The freshwater prawns are adult Macrobrachium rosenbergii.

2. The freshwater prawns originate from prawns which in the last 2 years have been
tested at least once a year for White spot syndrome virus (WSSV), Macrobrachium
rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) and extra small virus (XSV), with negative results.

3. Since hatching the freshwater prawns have been continuously resident in the
aquaculture establishment (named above) that is approved and inspected by the USDA
for export.

4. To remove all known vectors of Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the water in the
exporting aquaculture establishment was subject to one of the following:

4.1.1 filtration to a level of 20 |am; OR

4.1.2 ultraviolet irradiation; OR

4.1.3 ozonation

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5. Twenty eight days prior to the scheduled date of export, the freshwater prawns were
transferred to pre-export isolation tanks.

6. The pre-export isolation tanks had their own water supply of water held at a
temperature greater than or equal to 10 °C, filtered to permit entry of a particle size of
no greater than 5 |jm and subject to either:

6.1.1 UV radiation at a level of at least 25,000 |aWs/cm^; OR

6.1.2 ozonation at a level of at least 0.2 mg/L for at least 4 minutes; OR

6.1.3 chlorination/de-chlorination with at least 2% available chlorine for at least 10
minutes.

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7. When the prawns for export entered pre-export isolation, a sample of 150 individuals
were taken from the host population and subject to the following diagnostic tests, with
negative results:

7.1.1 A nested PCR of haemolymph, gills or pleopods for WSSV

Date of sampling:

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Date of test:

7.1.2 A PCR of haemolymph, gills, tail muscle or pleopods for MrNV and XSV

Date of sampling:

Date of test:

8. All freshwater prawns that died during pre-export isolation were tested for WSSV,
MrNV and XSV, with negative results.

9. All testing for WSSV was undertaken using the nested PCR as recommended in the
Aquatic Manual.

10. All testing for MrNV and XSV was undertaken using the PCR method recommended
by K Yoganandhan, JS Widada, JR Bonami , AS Sahul Hameed 2005. 'Simultaneous
detection of Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus and extra small virus by a single
tube, one step multiplex RT-PCR assay'. Journal of Fish Diseases, vol. 28, pp 65-69.

1 1 . All testing was conducted at a laboratory approved by the USDA to conduct export
testing. Laboratory tests results for all tests specified in the zoosanitary certificate are
attached.

12. The freshwater prawns were exported in water that was filtered to permit entry of a
particle size of no greater than 5|jm followed by either:

12. 1 UV radiation at a level of at least 25,000 |aWs/cm^; OR

12.2 ozonation at a level of at least 0.2 mg/L for at least 4 minutes; OR

12.3 chlorination/de-chlorination with at least 2% available chlorine for at least 10
minutes.

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13. At the time of export, the freshwater prawns were examined and were free of clinical
signs of pests or disease.

14. After inspection, the freshwater prawns were placed in a container with an official seal
and precautions taken so that there will be no water exchange during transport.

Seal number(s):

Official stamp

Name and signature of Certifying Official Date

Name and address of office

This certificate must be completed no more than three (3) days prior to shipment

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